Participants were given 4 different vegetable peelers and a pile of potatoes. The peelers all had different materials and forms; thick clay covered handle (1), leather wrapped (2), stylised (3) and one as it was from the packet (4). Participants were simply told to peel the potatoes using the four peelers as this was an observation of interaction with form and material.
Observations:
- (1) was first to picked up and explored, comments were made on how sturdy and heavy it was and of it's phallic appearance. This peeler only performed to those who peel away from themselves and was ultimately discarded in favour of the others as it became jammed with potato skins.
- (2) was favoured for it's leather casing and was ultimately the most tactile of all. However the leather became soft and stretched with the potato juice, allowing the plastic body to move aorund inside the casing, if leather was bound tighter this would be a more desirable object to use.
- noted that the 'eye digger' point on the end was lost with the material additions made to (1) and (2).
- (3) was a stylised shop bought peeler, and performed well but too quickly and the job was done with little experience and interaction with fellow peelers.
- (3) was too stylised and also lost its 'eye digger' in favour for sweeping curves.
- (4)'s blade bent on first use but it was argued that it was now performing better.
- all participants commented on the enjoyment of interacting together to help with the preparation of food (the potatoes then became gnocchi) and were disappointed when all the potatoes were skinned.
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